Cait vs Meadbh
Cait and Meadbhcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2018, Cait was ranked #313 and Meadbh #361 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2016, Cait was ranked #585 and Meadbh #868 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Cait and Meadbh over time
Cait and Meadbh appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Cait held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Meadbh in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cait and Meadbh changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1998 and 2016, ending at #585 and #868.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Cait #202 in 2000, Meadbh #202 in 2000.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 1998–2016
Cait held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Meadbh in 4.
Highest recorded here: Cait #202 in 2000, Meadbh #202 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Cait #585, Meadbh #868.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Cait | Meadbh |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Girls #227 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #871 (2019) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cait and Meadbh both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Cait
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #393 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #178 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2002–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #227 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Girls
Meadbh
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #351 among girls in Northern Ireland in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Northern Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2019
Highest recorded position: #202 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1998–2019).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2019.
Republic of Ireland · Girls